Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Dificil deve ser a profissão de "coveiro".
English translation:
It must be tough/hard to be a gravedigger.
Added to glossary by
Amy Duncan (X)
Oct 17, 2008 22:53
15 yrs ago
Portuguese term
Dificil deve ser a profissão de "coveiro".
Portuguese to English
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
vocabulário
O coveiro trabalha no cemitério. Dificil esta profissao...
Proposed translations
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Oct 19, 2008 13:17: Amy Duncan (X) Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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It must be tough to be a gravedigger.
If it's said in conversation, this is how I'd say it, or "hard" to be a gravedigger.
Peer comment(s):
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Carlos Quandt
: "tough", "hard", yes. better than "difficult".
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Thanks, quandt!
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Elvira Alves Barry
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Thanks, Elvira!
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Alexandra Gouveia
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Thanks, Alexandra!
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Maria Eugenia Farre
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Thanks, Maria Eugenia!
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Marcelo Gonçalves
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Thanks, Marcelo!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to all!"
4 mins
Being a cemetery guard is a difficult job
One who works at a cemetary is not an employee or a worker is a 'guard''..
Obrigada
Obrigada
Note from asker:
| KRAT, o COVEIRO faz COVAS para enterrar os mortos. Ele NAO é um GUARDA. |
| Dear KRAT, o COVEIRO faz COVAS no cemitério para enterrar os mortos. Ele não é um GUARDA. |
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Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
my motto:professionalism and dedication.
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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35
Grave digging must be a difficult job/ It is not easy to be a grave digger
grave digger = coveiro
Peer comment(s):
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Gilmar Fernandes
: Yes....what a morbid job! Gives me the creeps just to think about it....
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for sure... lol
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Marcelo Gonçalves
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tks a lot!
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gravedigger
coveiro = gravedigger
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Paul Dixon
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Specializes in field
Brazil
PT/EN Translator - ABRATES Certified
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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64
It must be harrowing to be an undertaker
undertaker = coveiro
Note from asker:
| Paul, acho que UNDERTAKER seria mais o AGENTE FUNERÁRIO, não é? Ou serviria para as duas funções? |
| UNDERTAKER = Agente funerário, sim? Ou serviria para COVEIRO também? |
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